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childlessness

US/ˈt͡ʃʰaɪ̯ɫdləs.nəs/

childlessness noun: the state of being childless.

Noun

childlessness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being childless.

childlessness meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Bengali

childlessness in Hindi

state of being childless
संतानहीनता santānhīntā, निःसंतानता niḥsantāntā

childlessness in Tamil

மகப்பேறின்மை

childlessness in Bengali

নিঃসন্তান হওয়ার অবস্থা

Origin of childlessness

From childless + -ness.

Questions about childlessness

What does childlessness mean?
Childlessness means the state of being childless.
What is childlessness in Hindi?
Childlessness in Hindi is संतानहीनता (santānhīntā), निःसंतानता (niḥsantāntā). See Childlessness meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is childlessness?
Childlessness is a noun.
How do you pronounce childlessness?
Childlessness is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃʰaɪ̯ɫdləs.nəs/ (US).

Words near childlessness in the dictionary

  1. childism
  2. childisms
  3. childkind
  4. childless
  5. childlessly
  6. childlessness
  7. childlike
  8. childlikeness
  9. childlikenesses
  10. childline
  11. childlines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: childlessness (page history and authors); childlessness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); childlessness (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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